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Past Simple VS Past Continuous
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Past Simple Past Continuous
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Task 1
Look at the 2 sentences. Describe the differences betweem them. identify the tenses.
At 10 p.m. last night I was chatting to Anne.
I chatted to Anne last night.
Come si formano il Past simple / continuous?
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
Task 2
Analyse the differences between the Past Simple and the Past Continuous and complete with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
AZIONE PASSATA E FINITA
Ann___________ (move) to Rome 2 years ago.
PAST SIMPLE
AZIONE IN CORSO IN UN MOMENTO SPECIFICO NEL PASSATO
At 11:00 a.m. I___________ (eat) a toast.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Task 2
Analyse the differences between the Past Simple and the Past Continuous and complete with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
SEQUENZA DI AZIONI NEL PASSATO (una dopo l'altra)
He _______ (come) to the party, ______(give) me a kiss and then ______(run) away.
PAST SIMPLE
DUE AZIONI IN CORSO NELLO STESSO MOMENTO NEL PASSATO
PAST CONTINUOUS
While we_______(have) dinner, Bob ______ (sing) in the shower.
QUANDO UN'AZIONE SI STAVA SVOLGENDO NEL PASSATO MA VIENE IMPROVVISAMENTE INTERROTTA DA UN'ALTRA:
AZIONE IN CORSO CHE VIENE INTERROTTA
AZIONE CHE INTERROMPE
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
I _______ (have) a shower, when the phone _______ (ring).
She_______(walk) to school when she ______ (see) Julie.
Yesterday I_______(lose) my airpods while I ______ (jog) in the park.
VERBI DI STATO --> solo Past SIMPLE !
Verbi che esprimono uno STATO più che un'azione NON hanno la forma in -ING
Alcuni verbi di stato possono avere la forma in -ING ! Ma quando???
VERBI DI STATO vs verbi di azione
Quando indicano un'azione:
VERBI DI STATO vs verbi di azione
TAsk 3
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